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Lose has lost an 'o'.

I'm generally not the sort to pick at grammar or spelling in posts, but over the past few years, I have realized that the word "lose" (pronouced LOOZ) is not only misspelled, but is probably misspelled more often than it is spelled correctly. And the thing is, the misspelled version is actually a different word.

Many (perhaps even most) people spell lose (LOOZ) as 'loose' (LOOS).

Lose - is to misplace something. To lose a hive of bees during winter.
Loose - is when something is not secure. A loose screw.

As they say, a good way to remember is to think "lose has lost an o"

Anyway, I'm not into picking at one person or post, and I don't think anyone actually wants to misspell things, so I thought it would be best to say this as a post of its own.

Re: Lose has lost an 'o'.

Originally Posted by Gus979

Stop joking around everyone. All this poor grammar and spelling is making me loose my mind!

Better tghten it then.

Seriously, though, I see this misspelling a lot and not just here. However, this was the funniest thing I've read all day. Thanks (don't get me started on the texting crap--I actually thought omg was supposed to be a street when I was looking for a house and the realtor couldn't understand why I was confused).

Re: Lose has lost an 'o'.

The whole "loose" , "lose" thing drives me nuts. I have a hard time with it here and I absolutely won't put up with it at work. It's not that hard to get it right and I don't mind quite so much when people really don't know. It's the ones who don't care that I get cranky with. Oh...and "fail" is another. If you mean "failure", say it. But don't say "it's a fail" when "it's a failure". I'm getting old......

"My wife always wanted girls. Just not thousands and thousands of them......"

Re: Lose has lost an 'o'.

Have you read the book, "The Professor and the Madman" by Ester Lombardi? Most everybody has a copy of the Oxford Dictionary. I never knew the chief contributor to the Oxford Dictionary was confined to an insane asylum. The Madman would never have confused "lose" with "loose." The Madman's grammer and spelling was impeccable. Even as I write this, I am using the Oxford Dictionary which my father procured with five hundred cigar bands.

Last edited by linn; 01-20-2013 at 05:40 PM.
Reason: Madman and cigar bands